Chapter 56: Shadow Moon Attack (I)
Tomorrow plus more to go.,The author seems to owe a chapter of updates.。
At night, Khadgar and Rollin infiltrate the Valley of the Shadowmoon. Under the cover of the fading technique, they touched the peaks that were placed on either side of the orc fortress in Shadowmoon Valley.
The peaks of Shadowmoon Valley are not high, but compared to the relatively flat terrain of Shadowmoon Valley, Rollin still has a full view of the forest and road in front of him.
There is only one passage from Talador to the Valley of the Shadowmoon. This passage is located in the middle of two higher mountain peaks. It is precisely because of this terrain that the orcs, who built a fortress behind the peak, have a sufficient advantage of the terrain here. With the narrow terrain here and the good individual combat ability of the orc soldiers, they were able to withstand the expeditionary force for a week.
It was the first time that the expeditionary force had fought all the way from the Hellfire Peninsula to this point, and it was the first time that it had encountered such a difficult defense. To put it bluntly, the defenses here are several times stronger than the orc defenses on the Hellfire Peninsula.
"The fortress is on the north side, the woods on the south side, it's quiet. In a forest like this, which is not polluted by evil energy, there is no sound, which proves that there are a large number of orc soldiers lurking in the forest. Also, on the front passage, the orcs set up barricades here. Behind the barricades, at a distance of five hundred meters, are catapults. Lorraine was outwardly divine, and he stood on a vantage point and told Khadgar what was going on.
Khadgar half-crouched on the ground, and he pulled out the magic paper, meticulously drawing all the threats they saw and perceived.
"Damn! In the southern forests there were also ambushes of soldiers, who was the commander of this fortress. I think he is not very ambitious, not only wants to repel our attack, but also thinks of a way to force us to eat us once. Khadgar frowned and said angrily.
Rollin's eyes glowed with pale blue magic, and his gaze extended to the orc fortress. Suddenly, he saw something unusual on the circle of Shadow Circle.
Luo Lin touched the bridge of his nose, he calmed down, and asked calmly: "You know much more about the specific combat situation here than I do, in the previous battle, did our expeditionary force encounter the confrontation of ogres?" An ogre who wields the power of the Shadows. ”
Khadgar, who had just been working hard to draw the topographical map in his hand, stopped what he was doing. He looked up at Rollin and said nervously, "What position?" ”
Rollin placed his hand across his eyes, paused for a moment, and then handed over his vision to Khadgar through an arcane circle suspended in the palm of his hand. Khadgar copied Rollin's current vision, and with the help of Eagle Eye, he began to observe the ogres in the Orc Fortress, observing the dark purple ring of shadows. The ogres were followed by an orc warlock. Moreover, there is also a black electric connection on the arm of the orc warlock, and each of these orc warlocks seems to have an ogre as a vassal.
"I've never seen it before, these strange rituals, it looks like a new trick by an orc warlock." Khadgar shook his head, he had never seen an orc use such a trick to control an ogre before. They didn't fight the ogres at the same time in such an energy-linked way.
While Azeroth was at war with the orcs, Rollin met ogres who were overwhelmed and controlled by magical energy. But those ogres weren't like they are now. Ogres shaped by arcane energy are completely different from ogres controlled by the power of darkness. Rollin vaguely felt that the threat they encountered now was more difficult to deal with than before.
"This grandson! Rollin, look. Khadgar saw a familiar figure, and with a scolding scold, he informed Rollin of the location of the bastard.
Seeing this hooded death knight, Rollin was also surprised: "Tyrone Bloodfiend." Isn't he trapped in our world anymore? How did this guy show up in Draenor again. ”
In the Eagle Eye vision, Tyrone Bloodfiend was lecturing the warlocks around these shadow circles. At the same time, from a downhill path behind the orc fortress, walked an orc, this orc with grayish white skin and, more conspicuously, his arm was replaced by a sharp knife.
"Amplification, listen to what they're saying." Rollin said to Khadgar.
Rollin wasn't good at such spells, but Khadgar had been with Karazhan for quite some time. He still knows a lot about such spells.
Although Khadgar was not able to eavesdrop on spells over such long distances as an apprentice, over the course of several years, Khadgar used his additional knowledge from the Book of Medivan and followed Rollin in private spell research. It wasn't a hard thing for him to be able to eavesdrop on his spells within two kilometers now.
Taking a deep breath, Khadgar withdrew the Eagle Eye technique, and he calmed down and said, "I can't make sure that the whole spell won't go wrong, if our hidden spell energy leaks. We may be exposed to the sight of these orcs. It's possible that they'll change their lines of defense because of us. ”
After a moment of contemplation, Rollin motioned for Khadgar to continue.
Khadgar gained Rollin's trust, straightening his chest and standing on the flat platform of the mountain, his hands resting on his ears.
The arcane circle glowed, and the spell runes in the two spell matrices swirled rapidly, and Khadgar brought his thoughts to the orc fortress.
It was Khadgar's magical vision, and he was hovering atop the top of an orc watchtower.
Although Khadgar's initial spell cast was successful, the spell energy he now controls is a bit chaotic. The energy of the two spell matrices suspended in the ears was quite chaotic. Khadgar's eyes were closed, and the muscles in his face tangled together.
Patting Khadgar on the shoulder, Rollin put his hand behind Khadgar's back. The powerful spell energy slowly touched the turbulent energy of Khadgar. Like a concentrated potion of sobriety, Rollin stabilized Khadgar's spellcast.
After a minute of settling down, Khadgar said slowly, "Listen carefully. ”
"Kargas, the failure of a few days ago, I don't want to hear it anymore. Now that the expeditionary force is ahead of us, we can't let them move on. So, I need you to send your soldiers to the jungles of the south, where your help is needed. Tyrone Bloodfiend said coldly.
The jungles of the South? Kargas forgot to glance in the direction of the south, and the sharp blade in his hand slammed into the shield hanging from the wall.
"Tyrone, don't think I don't know what you want to do. With these shadow circles in the orc fortress, plus these ogres without divine sense, do you really ******think that our orthodox orc soldiers are cannon fodder? Should they all rush to the front line heroically like this, and then die inexplicably? ”
The Blood Demon lifted his hood, pointed in the direction of the Karabo Temple, and said indifferently, "At the beginning, Neozu was in power, and you agreed. And yet, you are saying such things right now. Kargas, you are a clever orc, and it is impossible for you not to know the fate of the Thunder King Clan and the Chewing Bone Clan. ”
Kargas pulled an orc warlock beside him, and he asked viciously, "If you don't talk about it, I won't ask." But since you said it, then I have to ask, what about the Warsong clan that you sent to the world of Azeroth? Where did Grom and Lexar go? ”
Without asking the Bloodfiend directly, Kargas asked, staring at the warlock in front of him with his eyes fixed on him.
The orc warlock gasped for breath as he turned to the bloodfiend in terror for help.
"Kargas, this is the Orc Fortress, the Shadowmoon Clan's Warlock's Fortress. If you can still figure out the situation, please put down our soldiers. The Bloodlord roared.
"Very well, you're finally telling the truth, this is the Shadowmoon Warlock's fortress. Very well, Bloodseeker, you are in control. Kargas tossed the orc warlock aside and gasped and laughed.
Tyrone did not change his decision because of Kargas's self-deprecation, he still ordered Kargas: "Send the soldiers of the Broken Hand Clan to the jungles of the south, of course, I assure you that as long as your soldiers are strong enough to resist these miscellaneous pieces of the expeditionary force outside our lines, I will not use the power here." ”
Kargas closed his eyes, he raised his back and shouted a few times, and said helplessly, "Blood Fiend, you have tarnished the last honor of the orcs. Orcs shouldn't die in vain, that's not our tradition. ”
Pale complexion, without any emotional fluctuations. The Blood Demon drew his rune sword and said, "Times have changed, since Gul'dan and the Warlock appeared, the orcs should have grown!" ”
"No, the orcs will be back. I believe that there will be a great orc who will change our destiny. Kargas said.
"Really? You know, Durotan is dead, and now, the leaders who yearn for tradition and respect for the traditional orc creed and glory are dead. Accept the reality of Kargas. The Bloodfiend turned and left the fortress, and he walked towards the line of defense in front of the orcs.
When the sound stopped, the faint magical glow hidden at the top of the orc watchtower slowly faded. Cadegar let out a long sigh of relief, then leaned against a sleek boulder behind him.
"From the conversation between these two orcs, we can learn that these ogres of the shadow circle and the warlocks who control them are not immense. They are the last hole cards in this orc fortress. Then, in the jungles of the south, there are now more orc soldiers in ambush, and we need to be more prepared to watch out for the threat here. Khadgar analyzed.
These analyses are correct, and Rollin does not think about this aspect. What he was thinking about was the second half of the conversation between Kargas and Tyrone Blood Fiend.
"Khadgar, do you think it's possible for these orcs to be redeemed?" Luo Lin asked with a solemn expression.
Khadgar pouted, and he said, "You're talking about these orcs going back to what they used to be. Like Willix said, those simple, noble orc clans? ”
"Yes, you know, these orcs weren't supposed to be that way." Rollin said.
Khadgar smiled bitterly and said, "Ahem, Rollin, you should figure out where you stand. Regardless of what these orcs have experienced before and what their fate will be in the future, they are our enemies, they have brought pain to our homeland and disaster to our people. Salvation, just talk about it. ”
"Maybe one day, we may have the help of these orcs." Rollin mused.
Khadgar smiled and said, "Don't think so much, just say that right now, there are still a large number of orc captives in the world of Azeroth. They are still living in our concentration camps, and if you want to help them, let them reform and become self-reliant. Nor does it add a burden to our country. ”
After listening to Khadgar's words, Rollin felt that he was still quite a realistic person. Khadgar, on the contrary, is a little idealistic.
"You're just a magician, and I don't think you'll agree to let these orcs go, not to mention the scheming leaders of the Alliance, even the young Varian now. They would rather keep them locked up until death. Luo Lin said calmly.
Touching his chin, Khadgar wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Okay, okay, you're right. But don't forget who you are, Rollin. You, like me, are just an archmage, and there are some things that we can't solve, so don't deal with them rashly. ”
"I understand." Luo Lin bowed slightly, his eyes turning round and round in his sockets.
After a brief discussion, Khadgar whistled in his hand.
A loud and crisp birdsong sounded, and the Raven Sage on the western peak spread his wings and flew quickly towards the positions of Rollin and Khadgar.
After about half an hour, Velix arrived at the spot where the two magisters were standing.
"Here's the plan for the operation, give it to Tulayan." Rollin handed the magic paper to Willix.
Velix, who had the drawings, put them in his waist pocket and said, "The soldiers are all ready, and once they are launched, I hope you can operate in the Orc fortress." Of course, I know it's dangerous, but rest assured that my Raven forces and the Paladins of Malad will come to your aid as soon as possible. ”
"Understood, but Willix, you told Tulayan that the southern jungle location of the blueprint is where we need to deal with the most, and there are a large number of orc soldiers lurking here." Khadgar reminded.
Glancing at the moon in the sky, Willix said, "Clearly, you should also prepare." I need to get this information back as soon as possible. ”
With his wings wide open, Willix immediately threw himself into the arms of the sky. Time was of the essence, and the expeditionary force had to make sure that the attack was launched before dawn.
After Rollin and Khadgar sent the information away, they began to work on their next steps.
Put pressure on the Orc Fortress, or arguably the rear of the Orc Line. After all, this is the power of two archmagisers.
The light of the Scepter of Sargeras shone slightly, and a breeze blew in the bright moonlight. On the quiet mountain peak, only a faint layer of magic aura remained.
(To be continued.) )